Part of being a celebrity is being in ad campaigns, because you get lots of extra dough for it! But occasionally, some of the commercials might have been a regrettable choice when they look back on them.

For example, every single time Nicolas Cage went NUTZ for Fever Pachinko he basically gave US a fever! And while he spoke English in all of his ads, others like Harrison Ford actually learned the language! Or at least the lines that he had to say!

Take a look at some of the other most embarrassing and quirky Japanese commercials that some celebs have been in!

Tom Selleck was originally cast as that part time archaeology professor and full time Nazi-killing, whip-snapping, snake-hating adventurer, but because of a pre-existing contact with CBS where he just got cast in a show at the same time as being selected for Indy, he had to back out of the flick.

Talk about bad dates, right Sallah?! But not for Harrison Ford who was able to claim this role as his own!

But this got us pondering about the other iconic roles that were almost portrayed by somebody else! Trust us when we say that the results will be pretty shocking…

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CLICK HERE to view the gallery, "Celebs Who Dropped Out Of Major Movie Roles At The Last Minute — And Their Replacements! "

CLICK HERE to view the gallery, "Celebs Who Dropped Out Of Major Movie Roles At The Last Minute — And Their Replacements! "

CLICK HERE to view the gallery, "Celebs Who Dropped Out Of Major Movie Roles At The Last Minute — And Their Replacements! "